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The #MoveYourMoney hashtag on Twitter is being used this weekend, apparently
to convince members of the public to move their money to a local
credit union, or a better bank -- with less devious fees, and
higher interest.

If you're in the mood to ditch your old bank for something
better, Outlaw highly recommends ING DIRECT's account. Use this limited time special
offer link, and you'll earn a $50 ING DIRECT bonus,
credited to your new account after meeting qualifying conditions.

They are a great bank, in my opinion, which is why they've been
my bank since 2007. No monthly fees or weird "maintenance" fees
and the interest they pay -- although not very much -- is far
more than what you'd earn with an old-school Too Big To Fail bank.

Also, now that Capital One has acquired them, you can withdraw
money for free at any of Capital One's ATMs around the nation, in
addition to fee-free use of any ATM within the Allpoint Network
-- that's more than 36,000 ATMs.

A local credit union, on the other hand, likely would not be able
to provide you with such broad access to ATMs around the country.

Another way to move your money that many don't realize is to get
outstanding credit card balances off of an old card and onto a
new card with a 0% Intro APR balance transfer offer.

Even for the most affluent and financially savvy consumer, an old
credit card with a 21% or 24% APR can slowly drag down your
finances -- subjecting you to thousands of dollars worth of
painful interest charges each year.

Use Outlaw's constantly updated credit card deals portal
here and select the "Balance
Transfer" cards option from the drop-down menu on the left-hand
side to compare the hottest deals out there; at time of
publication, there are multiple 18-month 0% Intro APR offers, and
one 15-month 0% Intro APR offer with no balance transfer
fee -- these are getting increasingly difficult to find, as many
card issuers charge a 3 or 4 percent fee to transfer an old
balance onto a new card account.

Finally, once you have "moved your money" to a bank you are happy
with, and onto a credit card with better interest rate terms or a
higher cash back rewards structure, consider keeping an eye on
your finances with free personal finance tools.

My personal favorite is Mint.com; the free service aggregates your
financial activity across all of the accounts you input
(including credit card accounts, bank accounts,
investment/brokerage accounts, loans, etc), providing a near
real-time view of your net worth, total outstanding debt, and
other cool metrics to give you an idea of where you stand -- and
how to cut down on unnecessary expenditures.

Another worthy tool is BillGuard.com. This one sifts through your
credit card transaction data, helping to identify potentially
fraudulent charges (such as unwanted "subscriptions," and
outright scams) and save you money as a result. At time of
publication, the company reports that more than $608,000 has been
saved by BillGuard users thus far as a result of using their free
card monitoring service.

Disclosures: We're a credit card promotions site, so
obviously we maintain financial relationships with numerous banks
and financial institutions, including Citi, AmEx, Discover and other cards or
products mentioned herein. This article originally appeared in
slightly different form on Credit Card
Outlaw.